Question 1

Which of the following battles forced the British government to commence peace negotiations with the Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yorktown 
B)  Saratoga 
C)  Brandywine Creek 
D)  Camden 
E)  Long Island 
A)  Yorktown 
B)  Saratoga 
C)  Brandywine Creek 
D)  Camden 
E)  Long Island

Question 2

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Mid-Atlantic States and Old Northwest that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Ohio River valley

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 3

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Charleston, South Carolina

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 4

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Northeast that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Elmira, New York

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 5

How did the Revolution affect relationships among Americans of different classes, races, and genders?

Accepted Answer

The Revolution had a significant impact

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Treaty of Paris

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Paris refers to several si

Question 7

Which of the following conditions was not true of the state constitutions adopted during the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  A minority of voters typically elected a majority of assemblymen. 
B)  New constitutions could be amended only by the voters. 
C)  The new constitutions included explicit bills of rights. 
D)  They abolished property and tax-paying qualifications for voting. 
E)  In most states, elections became annual and the governor became an elected official. 
A)  A minority of voters typically elected a majority of assemblymen. 
B)  New constitutions could be amended only by the voters. 
C)  The new constitutions included explicit bills of rights. 
D)  They abolished property and tax-paying qualifications for voting. 
E)  In most states, elections became annual and the governor became an elected official.

Question 8

Which statement concerning the delegates to the Constitutional Convention is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were dominated by the great farmers from the mid-Atlantic and southern states. 
B)  They tended to be wealthy lawyers in their thirties and forties. 
C)  They were predominantly America's "elder statesmen," the generation that had shaped the nation's destiny since the 1750s. 
D)  They were mainly merchants, shippers, and businessmen with a solidly commercial, international outlook. 
E)  They represented a cross-section of American society in the 1780s. 
A)  They were dominated by the great farmers from the mid-Atlantic and southern states. 
B)  They tended to be wealthy lawyers in their thirties and forties. 
C)  They were predominantly America's "elder statesmen," the generation that had shaped the nation's destiny since the 1750s. 
D)  They were mainly merchants, shippers, and businessmen with a solidly commercial, international outlook. 
E)  They represented a cross-section of American society in the 1780s.

Question 9

While the American government experienced a great deal of frustration under the Articles of Confederation, what policies and/or programs did it create that proved successful? How did they influence the development of the United States?

Accepted Answer

While the American government did experi

Question 10

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Northeast that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Springfield, Massachusetts

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 11

What were the military advantages and disadvantages of the two sides at the onset of the War for Independence? How did these advantages and disadvantages change over the course of the war?

Accepted Answer

At the onset of the War for Independence

Question 12

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Mid-Atlantic States and Old Northwest that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Fort Detroit

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 13

Which of the following statements is not a reason why the Constitution was ratified in 1788?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supporters of the Constitution had much more recognizable leaders. 
B)  Alexander Hamilton and James Madison made spirited arguments in favor of the Constitution. 
C)  A Bill of Rights was added in 1787 to persuade opponents of the Constitution to accept it. 
D)  Supporters of the Constitution were much better organized. 
E)  Most newspapers favored ratification of the Constitution. 
A)  Supporters of the Constitution had much more recognizable leaders. 
B)  Alexander Hamilton and James Madison made spirited arguments in favor of the Constitution. 
C)  A Bill of Rights was added in 1787 to persuade opponents of the Constitution to accept it. 
D)  Supporters of the Constitution were much better organized. 
E)  Most newspapers favored ratification of the Constitution.

Question 14

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Georgia

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism

Accepted Answer

The separation of powers, checks and bal

Question 16

What were the principal issues dividing proponents and opponents of the new federal Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The principal issues dividing proponents

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Nathanael Greene

Accepted Answer

Nathanael Greene was a major general in

Question 18

Why does General Nathaniel Greene have a reputation for success despite losing three major battles between March and September 1781?

Accepted Answer

A)  His presence on Long Island was enough to convince the British to abandon New York. 
B)  France's King Louis was impressed with the discipline and style of American troops and decided to aid the rebels in their struggle. 
C)  He succeeded in harassing so many British merchant vessels that British merchants pressured their government to end the war. 
D)  He had influential friends in Congress and was able to use them to spread a myth about his military genius. 
E)  He sapped British strength and forced General Cornwallis to abandon the backcountry and lead his troops into Virginia. 
A)  His presence on Long Island was enough to convince the British to abandon New York. 
B)  France's King Louis was impressed with the discipline and style of American troops and decided to aid the rebels in their struggle. 
C)  He succeeded in harassing so many British merchant vessels that British merchants pressured their government to end the war. 
D)  He had influential friends in Congress and was able to use them to spread a myth about his military genius. 
E)  He sapped British strength and forced General Cornwallis to abandon the backcountry and lead his troops into Virginia.

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Agrippa Hull

Accepted Answer

Agrippa Hull (1759–1848) was a free Afri

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
William and Richard Howe

Accepted Answer

William Howe and Richard Howe were Briti

Exam 6: Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood

Which of the following battles forced the British government to commence peace negotiations with the Americans?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Mid-Atlantic States and Old Northwest that correctly identifies each of the following: Ohio River valley

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Charleston, South Carolina

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Northeast that correctly identifies each of the following: Elmira, New York

How did the Revolution affect relationships among Americans of different classes, races, and genders?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Treaty of Paris

Which of the following conditions was not true of the state constitutions adopted during the Revolution?

Which statement concerning the delegates to the Constitutional Convention is most accurate?

While the American government experienced a great deal of frustration under the Articles of Confederation, what policies and/or programs did it create that proved successful? How did they influence the development of the United States?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Northeast that correctly identifies each of the following: Springfield, Massachusetts

What were the military advantages and disadvantages of the two sides at the onset of the War for Independence? How did these advantages and disadvantages change over the course of the war?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Mid-Atlantic States and Old Northwest that correctly identifies each of the following: Fort Detroit

Which of the following statements is not a reason why the Constitution was ratified in 1788?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Georgia

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism

What were the principal issues dividing proponents and opponents of the new federal Constitution?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Nathanael Greene

Why does General Nathaniel Greene have a reputation for success despite losing three major battles between March and September 1781?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Agrippa Hull

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. William and Richard Howe

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